Distribution of occlusal contacts in maximum intercuspation
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Measuring Maxillary Posterior Tooth Movement: A Model Assessment using Palatal and Dental Superimposition
Published on: February 23, 2024
1Department of Graduate and Postgraduate Prosthodontics, Tufts University, School of Dental Medicine, Boston, Mass.
Abstract:
This study describes the use of the T-Scan system to record and analyze tooth contact data by calculating time moment statistics in the sagittal and transverse axes of the occlusal plane and reports the results of this method to analyze the occlusion of 93 normal subjects. Results confirm the findings of previous investigators and indicate that in a normal dentition there is a tendency for bilateral equality of the tooth contacts about the sagittal axis and that the center of effort for tooth contacts anteroposteriorly is located in the region of the first molar and is symmetrical bilaterally. Because of the rapid and accurate ability of the T-Scan system to identify the distribution of the tooth contacts, it shows great promise as a clinical diagnostic screening device for occlusion.
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